(VOVWORLD) - The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised US policy interest rate by 25 basis point to 5.25%.

(VOVWORLD) -The Dutch news agency ANP reported that President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday after attending a Nordic summit in Helsinki, Finland.

(VOVWORLD) -The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday announced a new strategy for COVID-19 which focuses on helping countries transition from an emergency response to long-term prevention and control of the virus.

(VOVWORLD)-Vietnam is calling on the international community, especially major countries, to take goodwill actions and responsibility, abide by international law and the UN Charter, and respect the legitimate interests of all parties involved in conflicts, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations, at a high-level open debate on “Future-proofing Trust for Sustaining Peace” in New York on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam and the UK have a strong potential for cooperation in education and science - areas in which Vietnam has a strong interest and for which the UK has an outstanding reputation, a British professor told VNA Wednesday on the occasion of President Vo Van Thuong’s visit to the UK to attend the coronation of King Charles III.

(VOVWORLD) -Regions across Vietnam are experiencing hot weather on Thursday with the temperature in some areas exceeding 37 degrees Celsius, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

(VOVWORLD) -In the first four months of this year, Vietnam saw 41 new projects abroad licensed with the investment from Vietnam reaching 140 million USD, a decline of 51% compared with that of the same period last year.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a welcome ceremony for Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel and a high-ranking Luxembourg delegation on Thursday at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) -Russian officials will meet with UN representatives in Moscow on Friday to discuss the implementation of the MOU between the two parties on the promotion of the export of Russian fertilizers and agricultural products on the world market, TASS news agency said on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -U22 Vietnam men’s football team on Wednesday had a 3-1 win over Singapore in the second match, Group B, at the Southeast Asian Games taking place in Cambodia.